Vice Presidential Debate: Walz and Vance in a Critical Showdown
Vice Presidential Debate Tonight
The Vice Presidential candidates — Gov. Tim Walz, Democrat of Minnesota, and Senator JD Vance, Republican of Ohio — will meet tonight in New York at 9 Eastern time for a debate where both men will have one overarching goal: do no harm to their running mates.
During the debate, which will be hosted by CBS News and watched by millions of prime-time viewers, Mr. Vance and Mr. Walz are likely to face questions about claims they have made that have raised intense scrutiny. Mr. Vance falsely accused immigrants in an Ohio town of stealing and eating their neighbors’ cats and dogs. Mr. Walz falsely claimed that he was in Hong Kong during China’s deadly 1989 crackdown in Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
Key Points to Watch
History shows that vice-presidential debates generally do not move the polls, but the evening could help a significant number of voters who say they do not know the candidates well to form an opinion. Here are five other big things to watch for during the debate, from policy matters to issues of character:
- Timing: The debate occurs just five weeks before Election Day.
- The Vice President's absence on the campaign trail.
- Trump's Withdrawal: Mr. Trump pulls out of a scheduled interview with
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